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Board
of Disabled Access Appeals Commissioners
Commission
Members
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ROD
LANE, PRESIDENT - President Lane has been a member
of the Disabled Access Appeals Commission since September
2005 and Vice President from September 2006. In July 2007,
he was elected the President of the Commission. His education
includes University of California, Los Angeles, Certificate
Program in Engineering Management for Construction, Joint
Certificate in Engineering Management for Construction
from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Associated
General Contractors of California. He also completed studies
toward a Bachelor's of Science in Architecture, University
of California, Berkeley. Mr. Lane is proficient in every
aspect of construction management and specializes in the
management of non-profit and affordable housing projects.
Prior to joining Swinerton Management and Consulting,
Mr. Lane was the founder and president of Community Construction
Strategies, a premier leader in the field of affordable
housing construction management. Commissioner Lane has
over 20 years experience in the construction industry.
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DANIEL
L. GERMAIN, VICE PRESIDENT - Vice President Germain
has been a member of the Disabled Access Appeals Commission
since September 2002 and President of the Commission
since January 2004 to August 2005. In July 2007, he
was elected Vice_President of the Commission. Mr. Germain
is an attorney with the law firm of Rosman & Germain
LLP. Mr. Germain's law practice focuses on all phases
of civil and appellate litigation in state and federal
courts involving real estate, construction, environmental,
securities, banking, technology and insurance coverage
matters. Mr. Germain has acted as lead counsel on numerous
significant matters through jury and bench verdicts.
Mr. Germain graduated from the University of California
Santa Barbara in 1986 with a degree in political science
and received his law degree from Loyola of Los Angeles
Law School in 1989. At Loyola Law School, Mr. Germain
served as Editor-in-Chief of the International and Comparative
Law Journal. Mr. Germain is a licensed California Real
Estate Broker. Mr. Germain is a Judge Pro Tem with the
Los Angeles County Superior Court and an Instructor
through UCLA Extension Department of Business and Management.
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MARILYN
GRUNWALD, COMMISSIONER - Commissioner Grunwald is
a writer and founder of The Disabled Section, a new non-profit
dedicated to bringing persons with disabilities into civic
and political life. Due to a life-long disability, Ms.
Grunwald has a great understanding of the need for access
and the necessity of compliance with the American's with
Disabilities Act (ADA). She is involved with various civic
organizations in the San Fernando Valley including Rotary.
Originally trained as a legal secretary, Ms. Grunwald
has more than 20 years experience in business administration.
A distinguished alumni of Los Angeles Valley College,
where she studied political science, she is also a graduate
of the Valley Leadership Institute, and Buckhaven Technical
College. Ms. Grunwald has been a member of the Disabled
Access Appeals Commission since April 2003, Vice President
since January 2004 to August 2005 and President from August
2005 to September 2006.
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NARESH
C. KAMBOJ, COMMISSIONER - Commissioner Kamboj is
the owner and founder of Newman Engineering Associates,
a Los Angeles-based civil engineering firm established
in 1986. He has been practicing civil engineering for
over 30 years and has designed a variety of different
structures including housing units, large commercial
facilities, industrial areas and places of worship.
He was also involved in rehabilitation plans for various
schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Mr. Kamboj obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in
Civil Engineering in 1961 and is a licensed Civil Engineer
in the State of California. In addition, Mr. Kamboj
is a founding member of Thank You America, a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping the poor and the homeless.
He also served as Commissioner for the State of California
Commission for Aging and is a recipient of the congressional
award for community service. He has been a member of
this commission since September 2002, Vice President
since November 2005 to September 2006 and President
from September 2006 to July 2007.
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JUSTIN
J. KIM, COMMISSIONER - Commissioner Kim is a founder
and a principal of the firm TMG Realty Advisors. He has
over sixteen years of experience in real estate appraisal
and real estate consulting and is a licensed, certified
general appraiser for the State of California. Mr. Kim
is a graduate of the University of Southern California
with a degree in Accounting and Real Estate Finance. He
is a senior member of American Society of Appraisers (ASA),
and an associate member of Appraisal Institute, Urban
Land Institute, Institute of Real Estate Management and
a committee member of USC Athletic Support Group.
Mr. Kim is an alternate member on the County of Los Angeles
Assessment Appeals Board, and serves as a member of Board
of Director for State Fund for Enterprise, Business, Industrial
Development Corporation (SAFE-BIDC0) for State of California.
Mr. Kim is also a member of Board of Director of Korean
Health, Education, Information & Research Center (KHEIR).
From 2003-2005, he served on the board of the Korean American
Chamber of Commerce. Commissioner Kim has been a member
of Disabled Access Appeals Commission since September
of 2006.
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